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Writing Prompt: Departures

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May. 21st, 2020

One common writing mistake is having your character attach only one emotion to an action, reaction, or event. Your protagonist’s friend leaving makes him sad, your protagonist’s Mom scolding him… Writing Prompt: Departures

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Writing For Your Audience: Memoir

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Mar. 5th, 2020

Memoirs are more than just stories about a period of time in a person’s life. They’re tales of perseverance, showing readers that you can overcome adversity with strength and will.… Writing For Your Audience: Memoir

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Neil Gaiman’s Writing Tips

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Oct. 3rd, 2019

As writers, we want to be creative, uninhibited, and free with our craft. Nothing turns us into pouty, rebellious teenagers faster than being told ‘the rules’ for crafting stories. Well,… Neil Gaiman’s Writing Tips

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Writing Tips from Popular YA Authors

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Sep. 5th, 2019

As a YA writer, your set of writing rules may differ slightly from that of more traditional fiction or nonfiction. Of course, at its core, writing has some universal rules… Writing Tips from Popular YA Authors

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Author Spotlight: Gwen Mariani

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Jun. 13th, 2019

Name:  Gwen Mariani Hometown: Waterford, Connecticut Book: The Growing-Tree Genre: Women’s Fiction Dorrance Publishing (DP): Describe your book in 10 words or less.  Gwen Mariani (GM): A nature-inspired story about healing old family… Author Spotlight: Gwen Mariani

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Social Media for Authors

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May. 2nd, 2019

Although this may not be true for every author, a large quantity of us aren’t naturally drawn to social media platforms. We were made to traverse galaxies, to begin and… Social Media for Authors

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Genre Focus: How-To Books

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Sep. 27th, 2018

We’re living in a DIY world. From Pinterest fashion to Youtube cooking tips to good old fashioned books, people are constantly looking for the latest tips, tricks, and ‘life-hacks’ to… Genre Focus: How-To Books

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Author Spotlight: Mark Cobbs Lewis

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Aug. 14th, 2018

Name: Mark Cobbs Lewis  Hometown: Duncan, Oklahoma Book: Eyes of the Garden (A Myth Continued) Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Describe your book in 10 words or less. Allegory of the divisions among humans despite being overwhelmingly… Author Spotlight: Mark Cobbs Lewis

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Margaret Atwood’s Rules for Writing

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Jul. 5th, 2018

If you’ve started writing your book, you may have noticed one thing: when it comes to writing (aside from grammar), there are no rules. You have to figure out what… Margaret Atwood’s Rules for Writing

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Commonly Misused Words

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May. 10th, 2018

We recently devoted a blog post to words that are commonly misspelled. This week, let’s look at ten commonly misused words. Let’s face it–the English language has a lot of… Commonly Misused Words

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